Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 — Section 337: Tender of pardon to accomplice

337. Tender of pardon to accomplice.__ 1[(1) In the case of any offence triable exclusively by the High Court or Court of Session, or any offence punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, or any offence punishable under section 211 of the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860) with imprisonment which may extend to seven years, or any offence under any of the following sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860), namely, sections 216A, 369, 401, 435 and 477A the 2[officer-in-charge of the prosecution in the district] may, at any stage of the investigation or inquiry into, or the trial of the offence, with a view to obtaining the evidence of any person supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in or privy to the offence, tender a pardon to such person on condition of his making a full and true disclosure of the whole of the circumstances within his knowledge relative to the offence and to every other person concerned, whether as principal or abettor, in the commission thereof 4[:] Provided that the accused shall pay for the same unless the Magistrate for some special reason thinks fit to furnish it free of cost.] 1 [(2) Every person accepting a tender under this section shall be examined as a witness in the subsequent trial, if any.] 2 [(2A) In every case where a person has accepted a tender of pardon and has been examined under sub-section (2), the Magistrate before whom the proceedings are pending shall, if he is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the accused is guilty of an offence, commit him for trial to the Court of Session or High Court, as the case may be.]

(3)Such person, 3[unless he is already on bail], shall be detained in custody until the termination of the trial 4[* * *]. 5

(4)[* * * * * * *] 6 [338. Power to grant or tender pardon.__ At any time before the judgment is passed, the High Court or the Court of Session trying the case may, with the view of obtaining on the trial the evidence of any person supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in, or privy to, any such offence, tender, or order the 7[officer-in-charge of the prosecution in the district] to tender, a pardon on the same condition to such person 8[:]] 8 [Provided that no person shall be tendered pardon who is involved in an offence relating to hurt or qatl without permission of the victim or, as the case may be, of the heirs of the victim.]